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Song Samples (MP3 Format)
El Rancho Grande (2.298 MB mp3 file)
The Old Man Rockin' The Cradle-Get Along Little Dogies (4.392 MB mp3 file)
Fifty songs which chronicle the story of America's favorite folk hero, the cowboy. The songs document the cowboy's Spanish and Mexican roots, the trail drives, the cowtowns and the building of the huge cattle empires in the West. Playing time: Three hours.
"...an authentic perspective on a unique period...Vividly carrying listeners back to an earlier era..." --- Booklist
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Part One:
The Beginnings
Columbus brings cattle and horses to America, cattle ranches spread throughout Mexico, to California and to South Texas. Herds multiply during the Civil War. Post-war ranches grow in number and size. Confederate Civil War veterans, adventurers, Mexicans, African-Americans and Indians become the cowboys who work the cattle.
The Songs:
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Goodbye Old Paint
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The Farrows
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El Alabado
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Diamond Joe
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La Paloma
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What Was Your Name In The States?
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El Rancho Grande (2.298 MB mp3 file)
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The Lakes Of Ponchartrain
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La Sandunga
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On The Lakes Of The Poncho Plains
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Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
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A Grant
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The Cyclone Blues
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A Prisoner For Life
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Part Two:
Cowboy Life
American cowboys inherit the tools of the their trade from Mexico. They become expert riders, ropers and horse trainers. They face dangers, long hours and loneliness. They express pride in their occupation, and sing of brave deeds and lost loves
The Songs:
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The Strawberry Roan
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The Dreary, Dreary Life
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Blood On The Saddle
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The Wild Rippling Water
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The Zebra Dun
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The Fair Lady Of The Plains
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Miss Aledo
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Utah Carl
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Windy Bill
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Cowboy Jack
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The Texas Idol
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The Cowboy's Christmas Ball
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Part Three:
From Texas to Kansas
Trail drives from South Texas to the Kansas railheads begin. Wide open cowtowns beckon at the end of the trail. Cowboys sing of their adventures and of a better life in the hereafter.
The Songs:
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Home On The Range
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The Cowboy
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I'd Like To Be In Texas
When They Round Up In The Spring
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John Garner's Trail Herd
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The Old Chisolm Trail
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Juan Murray
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El Corrido De Kiansis
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The Cowboy's Heaven
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Doney Gal
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The Railroad Corral
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When You And I Were Young, Maggie
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Bury Me Out On The Prairie
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Part Four:
On the Trail
Cowboys drive huge herds of cattle to Kansas, Montana and Wyoming, experiencing burning sun, driving rain, freezing snow, lightning strikes, swollen rivers, dry water holes, dust, dangerous and often fatal stampedes. The chuckwagon is the social center, the wrangler tends the horses. Night riders sing to the cattle. Settlers, homesteaders and fences end the era.
The Songs:
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The Streets Of Laredo
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When The Work's All Done This Fall
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The Old Man Rockin' The Cradle-Get Along Little Dogies (4.392 MB mp3 file)
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Night Herding Song
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The Colorado Trail
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Little Joe The Wrangler
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Jim The Roper
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Punchin' Dough
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Montana
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Hell In Texas
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I'm Going To Leave Old Texas Now
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